***LATEST UPDATE: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SEMINAR HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED*** ***PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN POSTPONED FROM FRIDAY 31ST JANUARY, AS ORIGINALLY ADVERTISED, TO TUESDAY 28TH APRIL... Read more

Understanding Political Nature: Pathways to action between the University of Oxford – EU Commission Overview: We live in an increasingly polarized present, where many actors increasingly reject ‘... Read more

Antisemitism is a complex and, at times, a perplexing form of hatred. Some observers refer to it as the “longest hatred.” It spans centuries, infecting different societies, religious, philosophical... Read more

After 15 successful years based at St Antony's College, Oxford, Professor Jan Zielonka will retire in 2020. He has not only served as an ambassador for the work of the European Studies Centre, but... Read more

***PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS NOW CANCELLED (AS OF 12.02.20)*** ***please refer back to our webpages in due course for further information regarding a possible alternate date for this event***... Read more

First to Fight is the first history of the Polish war for almost half a century. Drawing on letters, memoirs and diaries by generals and politicians, soldiers and civilians from all sides, Roger... Read more

European elites are consistently torn between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, they need to promote policy initiatives that are often effective only when delivered through a pan-European... Read more

The European Studies Centre are hosting a Brexit-themed conference on the 17th May 2019, just before the Centre's flagship event, the ESC Annual Lecture . This conference is comprised of two panels... Read more

Between the French defeat in 1940 and liberation in 1944, the Nazis killed almost 80,000 of France's Jews, both French and foreign. Since that time, this tragedy has been well-documented. But there... Read more

Populism, Politics and Unpolitics in Contemporary Europe This talk focuses on how populism conceives of politics. It will examine the way in which populism in contemporary Europe is underpinned by a... Read more

‘European Politeia’: how does this normative conception accommodate the concurrent demands for ‘unity in diversity’? What of its claims to ‘demos-formation’? Also, what kind of theorizing can grasp... Read more

Hindu Muslim Relations: What Europe Might Learn from India In his latest book, Joerg Friedrichs reconstructs Hindu-Muslim relations from a European standpoint. Drawing from the Indian context, he... Read more

ESC Seminar and Book Launch - PLEASE NOTE AMENDED CONFIRMED TIMINGS Asymmetry Matters: Poland, Germany and State Power in Post-Cold War Europe by Dr Stefan Szwed (Politics and International Relations... Read more